Lewis Henry ADAMS

ADAMS, Lewis Henry

Service Number: QX49659
Enlisted: 2 March 1943, Papua New Guinea
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 15 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born: Jericho, Queensland, Australia, 3 September 1919
Home Town: Jericho, Barcaldine, Queensland
Schooling: Queensland State School System, Australia
Occupation: Shearer and Station Hand
Died: Killed in Action, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 9 July 1945, aged 25 years
Cemetery: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
Burial reference: - Plot C1. Row F. Grave 21. Personal Inscription: - "HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE".
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Corporal, QX49659
2 Mar 1943: Enlisted Papua New Guinea
2 Mar 1943: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX49659, 15 Infantry Battalion AMF
9 Jul 1945: Discharged
9 Jul 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX49659, 15 Infantry Battalion AMF, Killed in Action, Battle Casualty, Mivo River Region, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, New Guinea.

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Biography

15 Battalion

Rank - Corporal

Son of Henry Albert and Alice Elizabeth Adams, of Jericho, Queensland.